diff --git a/rstream/consumer.py b/rstream/consumer.py
index d759e72..8523c1d 100644
--- a/rstream/consumer.py
+++ b/rstream/consumer.py
@@ -220,7 +220,9 @@ async def subscribe(
         initial_credit: int = 10,
         properties: Optional[dict[str, Any]] = None,
         subscriber_name: Optional[str] = None,
-        consumer_update_listener: Optional[Callable[[bool, EventContext], Awaitable[Any]]] = None,
+        consumer_update_listener: Optional[
+            Callable[[bool, EventContext], Awaitable[OffsetSpecification]]
+        ] = None,
         filter_input: Optional[FilterConfiguration] = None,
     ) -> str:
         logger.debug("Consumer subscribe()")
@@ -408,7 +410,9 @@ async def _on_consumer_update_query_response(
         frame: schema.ConsumerUpdateResponse,
         subscriber: _Subscriber,
         reference: str,
-        consumer_update_listener: Optional[Callable[[bool, EventContext], Awaitable[Any]]] = None,
+        consumer_update_listener: Optional[
+            Callable[[bool, EventContext], Awaitable[OffsetSpecification]]
+        ] = None,
     ) -> None:
         # event the consumer is not active, we need to send a ConsumerUpdateResponse
         # by protocol definition. the offsetType can't be null so we use OffsetTypeNext as default
@@ -420,6 +424,8 @@ async def _on_consumer_update_query_response(
             is_active = bool(frame.active)
             event_context = EventContext(self, subscriber.reference, reference)
             offset_specification = await consumer_update_listener(is_active, event_context)
+            subscriber.offset_type = OffsetType(offset_specification.offset_type)
+            subscriber.offset = offset_specification.offset
             await subscriber.client.consumer_update(frame.correlation_id, offset_specification)
 
     async def create_stream(
diff --git a/tests/test_consumer.py b/tests/test_consumer.py
index 750a350..df25263 100644
--- a/tests/test_consumer.py
+++ b/tests/test_consumer.py
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@
     AMQPMessage,
     Consumer,
     ConsumerOffsetSpecification,
+    EventContext,
     FilterConfiguration,
     MessageContext,
+    OffsetSpecification,
     OffsetType,
     OnClosedErrorInfo,
     Producer,
@@ -28,7 +30,6 @@
 from .util import (
     consumer_update_handler_first,
     consumer_update_handler_next,
-    consumer_update_handler_offset,
     on_message,
     routing_extractor_generic,
     run_consumer,
@@ -358,6 +359,47 @@ async def test_consume_multiple_streams(consumer: Consumer, producer: Producer)
         await asyncio.gather(*(consumer.delete_stream(stream) for stream in streams))
 
 
+async def test_consume_with_sac_custom_consumer_update_listener_cb(
+    consumer: Consumer, producer: Producer
+) -> None:
+    stream_name = "stream"
+    await producer.create_stream(stream=stream_name)
+    try:
+        # necessary to use send_batch, since in this case, upon delivery, rabbitmq will deliver
+        # this batch as a whole, and not one message at a time, like send_wait
+        await producer.send_batch(stream_name, [AMQPMessage(body=f"{i}".encode()) for i in range(10)])
+
+        received_offsets = []
+
+        async def consumer_cb(message: bytes, message_context: MessageContext) -> None:
+            received_offsets.append(message_context.offset)
+
+        async def consumer_update_listener_with_custom_offset(
+            is_active: bool, event_context: EventContext
+        ) -> OffsetSpecification:
+            if is_active:
+                return OffsetSpecification(offset_type=OffsetType.OFFSET, offset=5)
+            return OffsetSpecification(offset_type=OffsetType.FIRST, offset=0)
+
+        properties = {"single-active-consumer": "true", "name": "sac_name"}
+        async with consumer:
+            await consumer.subscribe(
+                stream=stream_name,
+                callback=consumer_cb,
+                properties=properties,
+                offset_specification=ConsumerOffsetSpecification(OffsetType.FIRST),
+                consumer_update_listener=consumer_update_listener_with_custom_offset,
+            )
+
+            await wait_for(lambda: len(received_offsets) >= 1)
+
+            assert received_offsets[0] == 5
+
+    finally:
+        await producer.delete_stream(stream=stream_name)
+        await producer.close()
+
+
 async def test_consume_superstream_with_sac_all_active(
     super_stream: str,
     super_stream_consumer_for_sac1: SuperStreamConsumer,
@@ -545,11 +587,11 @@ async def test_consume_superstream_with_callback_offset(
     consumer_stream_list2: list[str] = []
     consumer_stream_list3: list[str] = []
 
-    await run_consumer(super_stream_consumer_for_sac1, consumer_stream_list1, consumer_update_handler_offset)
-    await run_consumer(super_stream_consumer_for_sac2, consumer_stream_list2, consumer_update_handler_offset)
-    await run_consumer(super_stream_consumer_for_sac3, consumer_stream_list3, consumer_update_handler_offset)
+    await run_consumer(super_stream_consumer_for_sac1, consumer_stream_list1, consumer_update_handler_first)
+    await run_consumer(super_stream_consumer_for_sac2, consumer_stream_list2, consumer_update_handler_first)
+    await run_consumer(super_stream_consumer_for_sac3, consumer_stream_list3, consumer_update_handler_first)
 
-    for i in range(10000):
+    for i in range(10_000):
         amqp_message = AMQPMessage(
             body=bytes("a:{}".format(i), "utf-8"),
             properties=Properties(message_id=str(i)),
diff --git a/tests/util.py b/tests/util.py
index 401b99a..48ccb0c 100644
--- a/tests/util.py
+++ b/tests/util.py
@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@ async def consumer_update_handler_first(is_active: bool, event_context: EventCon
     return OffsetSpecification(OffsetType.FIRST, 0)
 
 
-async def consumer_update_handler_offset(is_active: bool, event_context: EventContext) -> OffsetSpecification:
-    return OffsetSpecification(OffsetType.OFFSET, 10)
-
-
 async def on_publish_confirm_client_callback(
     confirmation: ConfirmationStatus, confirmed_messages: list[int], errored_messages: list[int]
 ) -> None: